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HIGH LEVEL PROJECT PLAN

Based on a completion date of 1 August 2006

Estimated Completion Date

Key Milestone

Key Activities

Estimated

Number of Days

 

JOB EVALUATION

28/1/05

Complete Role Analyst Training

Identify Role Analysts

Recruit Role Analysts

2 days

10 days

 

 

Train Role Analysts

6 days

 

 

 

 

13/12/05

Complete Job Evaluation Exercise

Identify and Agree Job Evaluation System

Review National Library of Job Profiles

5 days

5 days

 

 

Agree Methodology

1 day

 

 

Agree Job Families

1 day

 

 

Develop Job Family Profiles

50 days

 

 

Identify Benchmark Roles

10 days

 

 

Develop and Agree Job Description Template & Process for Gathering Data

6 days

 

 

Prepare Sample/Generic Job Descriptions

5 days

 

 

Gather Job Descriptions

90 days

 

 

Establish Record System

95 days

 

 

Develop Job Evaluation Guidelines

5 days

 

 

Develop Local Interpretations

5 days

 

 

Prepare Pilot

5 days

 

 

Implement Pilot

10 days

 

 

Review Results

2 days

 

 

Refine Process

2 days

 

 

Role out JE to all Benchmark roles

90 days

 

 

Allocate all other roles to benchmarks

90 days

 

DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT GRADE STRUCTURE

20/02/06

Complete Design of New Grades

Design Grade Structure(s)

5 days

 

 

Develop Incremental Progression Rules

3 days

 

 

Plot JE Results, Identify Natural Grade Breaks and add Grades

13 days

 

 

Cost Options

10 days

 

 

Model Career Earnings

5 days

 

 

Develop Grade Recommendations & Agree Grading Scheme

6 days

 

 

 

 

1/8/06

Implement New Pay & Grade Structures

Apply Gradings to Employees

Conduct Equal Pay Review

10 days

15 days

 

 

Check Proposals for Equality

5 days

 

 

Prepare & Issue Letters to Staff

21 days

 

 

Consider Appeals

30 days

 

 

Prepare & Issue Revised letters

10 days

 

POST IMPLEMENTATION

8/8/06

Complete post Implementation Review

Post Implementation review

5 days

 

HARMONISATION OF HOURS/CONDITIONS

1/8/05

Implement the Reduced Working Week

Review Current Terms & Conditions

Prepare recommendations

Agree Standard Working Week

10 days

5 days

1 day

 

 

Agree Conditions to be Harmonised

1 day

 

 

Develop Harmonised Conditions

30 days

 

 

Plan Implementation

5 days

 

 

Cost options

3 days

 

 

Agree Implementation Date

1 day

 

 

Prepare & Issue Letters to Staff

15 days

 

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

1/8/06

Complete Project

Develop Strategy

2 days

 

 

Develop Method, Style

3 days

 

 

Agree Strategy

1 day

 

 

Create WEB Site

3 days

 

 

Maintain information, issue bulletins etc for duration of project

429 days

 

 

 

 

 

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